"The cloven-foot of self-interest was now and then to be seen aneath the robe of public principle."

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Source : John Galt (1842). “The Provost: And Other Tales”, p.8, Edinburgh : W. Blackwood

John Galt

#Self Quotes #Feet Quotes #Principles Quotes

“The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.”
“The Pilates Method teaches you to be in control of your body and not at its mercy.”
“Artists live with God â€“ but give their little finger to Satan. I sleep with the angels and dream of the devil.”
“Since the end of the World War II, the United States has fought three "small" wars...we lost all three of them and for the same reason-hubris.”
“Biology is now bigger than physics, as measured by the size of budgets, by the size of the workforce, or by the output of major discoveries; and biology is likely to remain the biggest part of science through the twenty-first century.”
“Confidence is not some nonphysical quality snatched from the spiritual dimension and installed in the mind. It is the feeling that arises when the body's knowledge of itself is in harmony with a person's dreams.”

Source : Matt Fitzgerald (2010). “RUN: The Mind-Body Method of Running by Feel”, p.27, VeloPress
“Advice is very easy to give, and even easier not to follow, so I don't fool with it.”
“Environmentalists hate sprawl - except when it comes to the size of their expansive pet legislation on Capitol Hill.”

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